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Total questions: 131
Worksheet time: 2hrs 53mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the atomic number?
a)
number of protons
b)
number of neutrons
2.
Oxygen’s atomic number is 8. This means that an oxygen atom must have
a)
8 electrons
b)
8 protons
c)
8 neutrons
d)
a mass number of 8
3.
What is at the center of every atom?
a)
An electron
b)
A compound
c)
A molecule
d)
A nucleus
4.
What is the role of an electron in an atom?
a)
Electrons live inside the nucleus and carry a neutral charge.
b)
Electrons circle the nucleus and have a positive charge.
c)
Electrons circle the nucleus and have a negative charge.
d)
Electrons live inside the nucleus and have a negative charge.
5.
Which two particles make up the nucleus of an atom?
a)
Protons and Electrons
b)
Protons and Neutrons
c)
Molecules and Compounds
d)
Neutrons and Electrons
6.
In an atom, what is the number of protons equal to?
a)
The number of electrons.
b)
The number of neutrons.
c)
The number of molecules.
d)
The number of nuclei.
7.
The particles with no charge in an atom are the _______.
a)
electrons
b)
neutrons
c)
protons
d)
protons and neutrons
8.
The positively charged particles of an atom are the ________.
a)
electrons
b)
protons
c)
neutrons
d)
protons & neutrons
9.
A proton has this charge
a)
negative
b)
positive
c)
neutral
10.
Most of the atom is filled with
a)
electrons
b)
empty space
c)
the nucleus
d)
protons
11.
A neutron has this charge
a)
negative
b)
positive
c)
neutral
12.
This is an example of ___________?
a)
Incomplete dominance
b)
Co-Dominance
13.
This is an example of ___________.
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Codominance
14.
What type of inheritance do two alleles have if their traits blend together?
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Co-Dominance
15.
A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Co dominance
16.
This is an example of ___________.
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Codominance
17.
A tall plant (TT) is crossed with a short plant (SS) and a medium plant (TS) results. This is what type of inheritance pattern?
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Codominance
18.
This type of inheritance pattern is a MIXTURE of both traits.
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
co-dominance
c)
complete dominance
19.
How are Incomplete Dominance and Co Dominance different than a normal Mendelian cross?
a)
There is no difference
b)
The heterozygous genotype has a unique phenotype
c)
There is no heterozygous genotype
d)
There is only one phenotype regardless of genotype.
20.
If you cross a black chicken with a white chicken, only checkered chickens would be produced. What kind of inheritance pattern does this follow?
a)
incomplete Dominance
b)
Co-Dominance
21.
Which type of inheritance causes both traits to be expressed equally in the heterozygote?
a)
Complete Dominance
b)
Incomplete Dominance
c)
Co-Dominance
d)
Sex-linked
22.
What causes the moon's phases
a)
Where you are standing on Earth
b)
the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
c)
The tilt of Earth
d)
how fast the moon is moving
23.
Changes in the moon's appearance are
a)
phases
b)
eclipses
c)
stages
d)
cycle
24.
Define Waxing
a)
Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing
b)
Completely illuminated
c)
dark side is facing earth
d)
Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking
25.
Define Gibbous
a)
Less than half of moon visible
b)
More than half of moon visible
c)
All of moon visible
d)
None of moon visible
26.
Define Full Moon
a)
None of moon is visible
b)
Half moon phase is visible
c)
Complete moon face is visible
d)
Less Than half of moon is visible
27.
Define New Moon
a)
None of moon is visible from Earth
b)
All of moon visible from Earth
c)
Moon is 1/2 visible from Earth
d)
Moon is more than Half Visible from Earth
28.
Define Quarter Moon
a)
None of moon visible
b)
Less than Half the moon is visible
c)
More than half of moon is visible
d)
Half of the moon is visible
29.
Name this moon phase
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waning Gibbous
30.
Name this moon phase
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
31.
The phase of the moon that occurs between the sun and Earth
a)
Full moon
b)
Waxing crescent
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
New Moon
32.
In which moon phase, can the moon not be seen at all?
a)
Waning crescent
b)
Full moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
New moon
33.
Which of these grouping of elements could have the characteristic of luster (shiny)?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
metalloids
d)
Both metals and metalloids
34.
Which of these is a property of metals?
a)
It's malleable
b)
It can't conduct electricity
c)
They are used in food
d)
It's very brittle
35.
Brittle
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
36.
Good conductor of heat
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
37.
Which element is a metalloid?
a)
Titanium
b)
Selenium
c)
Potassium
d)
Polonium
38.
All of the following would classify an element as a metal except?
a)
Dull
b)
Luster
c)
Malleable
d)
Hard
39.
Which table below correctly lists the properties of metals and nonmetals? *
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
40.
A student is given a sample of an unknown substance. He is asked to determine if it is classified as a metal, a metalloid, or a nonmetal. He discovered that the unknown element conducted some heat and electricity, had a shiny luster, and broke easily. This element is most likely a
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
c)
metalloid
d)
cannot be determined
41.
All of the following are properties used to classify elements as metals, non-metals, and metalloids EXCEPT —
a)
texture
b)
conductivity
c)
luster
d)
malleability
42.
Which of the following is a property of a non-metal?
a)
Conducts electricity and heats well
b)
Can be hammered into thin sheets
c)
Is brittle and breaks easily
d)
Has a shiny, metallic luster
43.
A student tested the conductivity of four elements using an incomplete electrical circuit. When the element is placed in the circuit, the bulb lights up brightly, lights up dimly, or does not light up at all based on the element’s ability to conduct electricity. The table below shows the results of her investigation. Based on the results of the conductivity test, which element is classified as a metal?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Arsenic
c)
Krypton
d)
Copper
44.
an organism that makes its own food
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
herbivore
d)
scavenger
45.
an animal that eats both plants and animals
a)
carnivore
b)
herbivore
c)
omnivore
d)
consumer
46.
In an energy pyramid, energy_______ as you move up the pyramid.
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
d)
Changes up and down
47.
An organism that eats another organism.
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Plant
d)
Producer
48.
In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in the producers gets passed to the herbivores?
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
80%
d)
90%
49.
A third-level consumer has to be which type?
a)
Carnivore.
b)
Decomposer.
c)
Producer.
d)
Herbivore.
50.
A secondary consumer
a)
eats primary consumers
b)
eats producers
c)
eats plants
51.
All the organisms on earth get their energy directly or indirectly from?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Water
c)
Nitrogen
d)
The Sun
52.
What is the density of water?
a)
0 g/ml
b)
1 g/ml
c)
10 g/ml
d)
100 g/ml
53.
Why do some substances float on water?
a)
they are warmer than water
b)
they are cooler than water
c)
they are more dense than water
d)
they are less dense than water
54.
A piece of copper has a mass of 89g and a volume of 10 cm3. What would be the density of the copper?
a)
0.89 g/cm3
b)
89 g/cm3
c)
8.9 g/cm3
d)
890 g/cm3
55.
What is the measuring unit for mass?
a)
centimeter
b)
millimeter
c)
grams
d)
pounds
56.
Which units of measurement are used for volume?
a)
grams
b)
centimeters
c)
grams/milliliter
d)
milliliter
57.
Which lab tool might you use to measure the volume of a liquid?
a)
electric scale
b)
bunsen burner
c)
test tube
d)
graduated cylinder
58.
Describe the speed of the rocket in the speed vs. time graph.
a)
Constant speed
b)
Decreasing speed
c)
Increasing speed
d)
Not moving
59.
A dog runs on the sidewalk 9 mi/hr.
a)
Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Velocity
60.
While on a trip, a family travels east from San Antonio to Houston going 70 mph.
a)
Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Velocity
61.
Describe the speed of the object from
2-5 seconds using the speed vs. time graph.
2-5 seconds using the speed vs. time graph.
a)
Increasing speed
b)
Not moving
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Constant speed
62.
A bicyclist takes a curved, scenic ride through the park going 4.5 m/s.
a)
Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Velocity
63.
Describe the speed of the object from
5-6 seconds using the speed vs. time graph
5-6 seconds using the speed vs. time graph
a)
Speeding up
b)
Slowing down
c)
Not moving
d)
Constant speed
64.
You should never ______ chemicals in the lab.
a)
taste
b)
touch
c)
smell
d)
all of the above
65.
I can perform my own experiments with lab materials ___.
a)
I am sure it is safe to do so.
b)
Whenever I want to.
c)
When all of my group is ready.
d)
Never.
66.
What is the CORRECT procedure for students to follow if a chemical is spilled?
a)
Stand back and advise the teacher of the spill.
b)
Run madly out of the room.
c)
Splash large amounts of water onto the spill.
d)
Immediately ask to go to the restroom.
67.
Bob and Lizzy are working in the lab. They are goofing off and break a glass test tube. Which rule did the break?
a)
Know the location of the safety equipment.
b)
Do not eat or drink in the lab.
c)
Read instructions.
d)
No playing around!
68.
The Eukarya Domain has which organisms?
a)
Bacteria that causes diseases
b)
Bacteria found in volcanoes
c)
plants, animals., fungi and protists
d)
none of the above
69.
Multicellular, no cell wall, moves and is heterotroph; which kingdom does it belong to?
a)
Animalia
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Fungi
d)
Plantae
70.
Autotrophs
a)
Make their own food
b)
Get their food from others
c)
are Fungi
d)
are none of the above
71.
Heterotrophs
a)
make their own food
b)
get their food from others
c)
are fungi
d)
none of the above
72.
Multicellular organisms belong in which kingdom?
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Fungi
c)
Protist
d)
Eubacteria
73.
Which kingdom is the "germs" in?
a)
e-coli
b)
eubacteria
c)
archaebacteria
d)
staph
74.
Mutlicellular decomposers are in which kingdom
a)
Fungi
b)
Protist
c)
Plantae
d)
Animalia
75.
Which Kingdom is the virus in?
a)
Protists
b)
Animalia
c)
Fungi
d)
It is not in a kingdom because it isn't living.
76.
Mulitcellular organism have
a)
one cell
b)
many cells
c)
no cells
d)
both one cell and many cells
77.
Protists have mostly
a)
are nonmoving
b)
single celled but don't move
c)
single cell and move with a cilia or flagella
d)
many celled with a cilia or flagella
78.
Which Kingdom has organisms that help humans digest their food?
a)
Protist
b)
Archaebacteria
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Fungi
79.
I have no nucleus and live in very hot liquids. Which Kingdom am I in?
a)
Fungi
b)
Protist
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Archaebacteria
80.
Which of the following is NOT living?
a)
bacteria
b)
tree
c)
amoeba
d)
virus
81.
Which domain has organisms that live in extreme environments (vocanoes, Yellowstone hot pools, deep under water with no light)
a)
Eubacteria
b)
Archae
c)
Eukarya
d)
No organism can live in those conditions
82.
I am multicellular and autotrophic which kingdom would I be in?
a)
Plantae
b)
Animalia
c)
Fungi
d)
Protists
83.
Which kingdom would I be in if I had:
heterotrophic, usually sexual reproduction, and multicellular
a)
Plantae
b)
Animalia
c)
Fungi
d)
Protist
84.
I am Eukaryotic, mainly multicellular, heterotrophic and reproduce with spores (asexual) and sexually.
a)
Plantae
b)
Animalia
c)
Fungi
d)
Protist
85.
I am:
single celled (mostly), Eukaryotic, heterotroph, reproduce sexual and asexual. What Kingdom am I in?
a)
Fungi
b)
Archaebacteria
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Protists
86.
I have many organisms that cause diseases. What Domain am I in?
a)
Eubacteria
b)
Archaebacteria
c)
Fungi
d)
Eukarya
87.
What body system protects your organs?
a)
Nervous System
b)
Cardiovascular System
c)
Respiratory System
d)
Skeletal System
88.
Each body system includes two or more organs that work together. This means that body systems are interrelated.
a)
True
b)
False
89.
What system moves the body?
a)
Endocrine System
b)
Muscular System
c)
Cardiovascular System
d)
Skeletal System
90.
What body system breaks down food for energy?
a)
Urinary System
b)
Digestive System
c)
Lymphatic System
d)
Respiratory
Respiratory System
Respiratory System
91.
What system sends and receives messages?
a)
Immune System
b)
Urinary System
c)
Digestive System
d)
Nervous System
92.
This system gets rid of waste. What is it?
a)
Muscular System
b)
Urinary System
c)
Lymphatic System
d)
Endocrine System
93.
What system brings food and oxygen to cells?
a)
Cardiovascular System
b)
Nervous System
c)
Digestive System
d)
Muscular System
94.
What system carries oxygen to the blood?
a)
Cardiovascular System
b)
Respiratory System
c)
Nervous System
d)
Endocrine System
95.
What system protects the body from disease?
a)
Lymphatic System
b)
Endocrine System
c)
Immune System
d)
Urinary System
96.
This system regulates body functions.
a)
Endocrine System
b)
Muscular System
c)
Cardiovascular System
d)
Nervous System
97.
The reproductive system allows for the creation of new life (babies).
a)
True
b)
False
98.
The humerus is part of this system?
a)
Muscular
b)
Reproductive
c)
Skeletal
d)
Nervous
99.
The _________ holds the dna for the cell
a)
vacuole
b)
smooth ER
c)
rough ER
d)
nucleus
100.
Jelly-like material that makes up most of the cell
a)
cytoskeleton
b)
cytoplasm
c)
cyclops
d)
cytoliquid
101.
This organelle is stores food, water and waste.
a)
Ribosome
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Vacuole
d)
Mitochondria
102.
What gives instructions to the cells?
a)
DNA
b)
PNA
c)
MBA
d)
NBA
103.
What is the nucleus?
a)
a thin layer that encloses the cell
b)
controls all life processes; "brains"
c)
holds cell together
d)
gatekeeper for cell
104.
Ribosomes make....
a)
coffee
b)
lunch
c)
protein
d)
other cells
105.
Animal cells have chloroplasts for photosynthesis
a)
True
b)
False
106.
Which type of cell has a true membrane-bound nucleus?
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic
107.
which cell is more complex
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
108.
Plant cells contain what organelle that animal cells do not?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
nucleus
c)
ER
d)
mitochondria
109.
What is D pointing at?
a)
Flagellum
b)
Pilia
c)
Cell Membrane
d)
Nucleus
110.
Powerhouse
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Mitochondria
111.
Any living thing, such s a plant, animal, fungus, yeast, or bacteria.
a)
Organism
b)
Mammal
c)
Animal
112.
The smallest unit of life.
a)
Molecule
b)
Cell
c)
Bacteria
113.
Plant cells have:
a)
Nothing
b)
No cytoplasm
c)
One large vacuole
114.
Plant and animal cells are identical.
a)
True
b)
False
115.
_________ ship and package materials
a)
Golgi bodies
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
d)
Smooth endoplasmic reticulim
116.
Tough outer layer of plant cells. Provides support and stability.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cytoplasm
c)
cell wall
d)
chloroplasts
117.
Bacteria is what kind of cell?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
118.
Prokaryotic cells are older than Eukaryotic cells
a)
Flase
b)
True
119.
When there is higher biodiversity
a)
more organisms are likely to die because they can't adapt to environmental changes.
b)
there is less diversity.
c)
there is more diversity and higher sustainability of life.
d)
there is more diversity and lower sustainability of life
120.
A small marine area has phytoplankton as its only producer. Should the marine biologist be concerned about this ecosystem?
a)
No the fish do not need the phytoplanton. Since there are so many fish, there is high biodiversity.
b)
Yes, this ecosystem has low biodiversity. Without a producer the herbivores will die out leaving no food.
c)
Yes, this system has high biodiversity; however the fish can adapt and get food from another source.
d)
Yes, the fish will overate to get all of the phytoplankton that is left, then they will die.
121.
How do biodiversity and sustainability work together?
a)
The lower the biodiversity the greater the sustainability.
b)
The higher the biodiversity, the less sustainable the ecosystem
c)
The higher the biodiversity, the greater the sustainability.
d)
Biodiversity has nothing to do with sustainability.
122.
High biodiversity is
a)
having a lot of the same organism.
b)
having a few of the same organism.
c)
having a lot of variety of different organisms.
d)
only having one of each organism.
123.
This picture is a great example of ____________ biodiversity.
a)
high
b)
moderate
c)
low
d)
hhhmmmm there is no way to know without counting.
124.
This picture is a great example of ____________ biodiversity.
a)
high
b)
moderate
c)
low
d)
hhhmmmm there is no way to know without counting.
125.
Abiotic means:
a)
Living
b)
Dead
c)
Non-living
d)
Water
126.
When fertilizers enter surface water, they cause problems in
the watershed by -
the watershed by -
a)
increasing the amount of nutrients available to fish in lakes and streams.
b)
clogging narrow streams and preventing water from flowing properly.
clogging narrow streams and preventing water from flowing properly.
c)
raising the water level in nearby rivers to levels leading to flooding.
d)
causing rapid algal growth that decrease oxygen levels and choke aquatic life.
127.
Pollutants from a factory that enter the water in a watershed
will have a negative effect on which of the following?
will have a negative effect on which of the following?
a)
Available space for crops
Available space for crops
b)
Local pond life
c)
Rainfall rates
d)
Direction of river flow
128.
The use of pesticides and fertilizers is carefully monitored
because of the effect they can have on the environment.
Which of the following is a possible negative effect of the use
of these chemical on the environment?
because of the effect they can have on the environment.
Which of the following is a possible negative effect of the use
of these chemical on the environment?
a)
Runoff carries these chemicals into lakes and streams.
b)
Theses chemicals cannot be purchased in large bulk.
c)
These chemicals are expensive to produce.
These chemicals are expensive to produce.
d)
Storage space for these chemicals is limited.
129.
The illustration provided shows a river and four cities on that river. When the water from the river was sampled at location X, it was determined to be polluted with various chemicals. What would be the most likely source for this pollution?
a)
City 1 and City 2
b)
City 2 and City 3
c)
City 3 and City 4
d)
City 1 and City 4
130.
What is the elevation of point B?
a)
800 ft
b)
850 ft
c)
900 ft
d)
1000 ft
131.
In which direction is Mill River flowing?
a)
Southeast
b)
Southwest
c)
Northeast
d)
Northwest
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